Tim Tebow #15 of the Denver Broncos prays during the final minute of the game against the New York Jets at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 17, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/Getty Images)

Behind Bob and Pam Tebow, ESPN personality Skip Bayless might be the biggest Tim Tebow fan. So it was with great hype and anticipation from the Mickey Mouse sports nation that Bayless interviewed Tim Tebow for the first time Tuesday morning (see the world wide twitter campaign #WhenSkipMeetsTebow).

Bayless conducted a lengthy phone interview with Tim Tebow and asked him about his throwing game, the opinions of his Denver Broncos bosses – namely John Elway, and the comments former Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer made about his irritation with Tebow’s constant recognition of his Christian faith.

To sum up Tebow’s responses, basically he doesn’t care about or pay attention to others opinions about his play because he’s living his childhood dream and believes in himself and the platform he’s been given to be a role model. Here’s the highlights from that interview.

On Tebow’s future in Denver

Tebow : Well, I just consider myself very blessed and I thank the Lord everyday that they gave me a chance to come into the National Football League and live my dream everyday because it has been my dream to be an NFL quarterback since I was six-years-old. I’m also very thankful that they give me an opportunity to be the starting quarterback for this organization and I’ve had a blast living out my dream for the last five weeks and I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud and everytime I step on the field I will give everything I have and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday.

Bayless:Have you seen or heard Jake Plummer’s comments about you on our radio interview that he did in Phoenix yesterday?

Tebow: No, I have not heard. (Bayless reads the quotes)

Well, first I’d say, thank you for the compliment of calling me a winner and then I’d also say if you’re married and you’re a [husband] is it good enough to only say you love her on the day you get married or should you tell her every single day when you wake up and have an opportunity? And that’s how I feel about my relationship with Jesus Christ. It is the most important thing in my life so anytime I get an opportunity to tell him that I love him or give him an opportunity to shout him out on national TV, I’m gonna take that opportunity. So I look at that as a relationship that I have with him that I want to give him honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity and then right after I give him honor and glory. then I want to try and give my teammates honor and glory and that’s how it works because Christ comes first in my life, then my family, and then my teammates and so I respect Jake’s opinion and I really appreciate his compliment of calling me a winner but I feel like anytime I get the opportunity to give the Lord some praise he is due for it because of what he did for me and what he did for us on the cross for all of us.

Bayless: Do you believe that the power and strength that you gain from your relationship with God gives you an edge on the football field?

Tebow: Well, I think it’s more than what it can do for me on the football field. It makes me who I am as a person and I think it does help me on the football field because it gives me a peace beyond all understanding and it gives me such a comfort that I know no matter what happens on the field, win or lose, that God is in control and he has a plan for my life and that gives me perspective that I know no matter what happens on the football field, that it doesn’t define my life. That’s not what defines Tim Tebow as a person. But what it does do is give me a platform to be a great role model for the next generation to try to make a difference, to try to the man that dads can look to their sons and that’s trying to do it the right way, that’s trying to stand up for character, strength and honor, do what’s right, do what’s best and treat other people the way you’d want to be treated and that’s what I want to be. I want to be a great role model and be what Danny Wuerffel was to me and I want to be someone who makes difference. Because at the end of the day if all we’re doing is winning and losing football games and scoring touchdowns, then we really haven’t done a lot in our lives. But if we’re in the business of encouraging people, bring faith, hope and love to those on their darkest hour of need as the mission statement of my foundation reads then we’re really ding something successful with our lives. So I’m going to take the platform that football has given me and try to give back, make a difference and make this world a better place.

Bayless: Can you convince me that you will sustain this [momentum] the rest of the year?

Tebow: Well Mr. Bayless it’s not necessarily my job to convince you, it’s my job to go out and practice today and get a little better and be a great teammate and try to find a way to win this Sunday. I’m not in the business of convincing people that I can be a quarterback. I just want to go out there and live my dream and play quarterback and live my dream and I’m really thankful that the Broncos are giving me that opportunity.

Bayless: So will you vow for me the way you did after the Ole Miss loss at home that you will win the AFC West?

Tebow:(laughs) No sir, I will not vow to you that. But I will say that we have a very competitive team, a very resilient team that believes that everytime we step onto that field, we will give everything that we have because that’s just the character of this team and I’m proud to be apart of it.

So what are your thoughts on Tebow’s responses? Did you love it or hate it? Sound off.

Bethune Cookman University President Trudie Kibbe and band director Donovan Wellsapologized to the family of deceased Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion for a comment made during the halftime show Saturday at the 32nd annual Florida Classic.

Legendary B-CU band announcer Horatio Walker concluded the Wildcats’ show by telling FAMU’s Marching 100 band to “do what you do best ‘roll over, crawl away and die.”

In an unfortunate, unrelated coincidence, 26-year-old FAMU drum major Robert Champion died shortly after his performance in the Florida Classic sparking some criticism of Walker’s earlier comments.

“Bethune-Cookman University President Trudie Kibbe Reed and the Marching Wildcats Band Director Donovan Wells, on behalf of the entire B-CU family, offer their sincerest condolences to Florida A&M University and the family of drum major, Mr. Robert Champion, for their tragic loss.

Additionally, President Reed, Mr. Wells and the B-CU family, regret the inappropriate comments regarding FAMU drum majors made over the public announcement system at the Florida Classic game. On behalf of B-CU, the President extends apologies to the FAMU family and takes full responsibility for this incident. While these comments were made during friendly competition and were not intended to be malicious, we recognize that these words were insensitive and hurtful.”

B-CU President Trudie Kibbe plans to propose to the Florida Classic Consortium a neutral screening of each team’s scripts before the game.

There’s been talk on the internet some of the traditional trash talking went too far in this year’s game on behalf of both band announcers, Walker and FAMU announcer Joe Bullard. Walker also made a sexual reference towards FAMU’s band telling the Marching 100 to ‘lay down, this won’t take long it’ll be a quickie.’ Bullard also retorted later on towards the Wildcats’ 14 karat Gold dancers that “the city of Daytona called and they’re out of weave.”

Trash talking aside, it is a very sensitive time for the Champion family who will be facing the Thanksgiving holiday season without their son.

It’s impressive that B-CU is taking the lead in amending what they deemed as inappropriate language towards the show but perhaps the Champion family should be allowed to weigh in on the matter before any decisions are made as the band was something their son dearly loved.

In this August 6, 1999 file photograph, Penn State's Jerry Sandusky, left, and his son Jon Sandusky (45) arrive for Media Day at University Park, Pennsylvania (Centre Daily Times)

Just when you think humanity can’t sink any lower, along comes this story.

One of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged victims in the Penn State football scandal withdrew from high school in the middle of his senior year because the 17-year-old was being bullied reports Sara Ganim of The Patriot-News.

Officials at Central Mountain High School in Clinton County weren’t providing guidance for fellow students, who were reacting badly about Joe Paterno’s firing and blaming the 17-year-old, said Mike Gillum, the psychologist helping his family. Those officials were unavailable for comment this weekend.

- The Patriot-News

If you recall the grand jury report, Victim No. 1 was being allegedly sexually abused during frequent overnight stays at Sandusky’s home. Victim 1 met Sandusky through his Second Mile charity organization when he was about 11 or 12-years-old. After several years of abuse, Victim 1 attempted to end contact with Sandusky when he started high school but his high school gave the retired Penn State coach full access to the teenager with unmonitored visits. A wrestling coach caught Victim 1 and Sandusky in a compromising position on school grounds and the assistant principal for his school ultimately banned Sandusky from school grounds upon learning the allegations.

It’s beyond sad that this victim is being subjected to cruel behavior from his peers and being forced to drop out of school. How is it possible that there is more compassion for Joe Paterno than the alleged victim of sexual abuse?

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (C) is led away by police after being arrested in a sex crimes investigation, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Reuters)

Former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky spoke publicly about the accusations he sexually abused young boys from his Second Mile charity for the first time on NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams. Bob Costas conducted the interview, which aired Monday night.

In the interview, Sandusky claimed he was innocent of the charges but admitted to horsing around with young boys in the shower. Sandusky also said Mike McQueary’s testimony to the grand jury claiming he witnessed the former coach raping a boy believed to be around 10-years-old in the shower was false.

BOB COSTAS:
How would you define the part you played? What are you willing to concede that you’ve done that was wrong and you wish you had not done it?

JERRY SANDUSKY:
Well, in retrospect, I– you know, I shouldn’t have showered with those kids. You know

Second Mile founder and former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, and Don Marks arrive at The Second Mile's 19th Annual Art Auction at the Ramada Inn in State College, Pennsylvania in 2008

The mother of Victim 1 in the grand jury report spoke to ABC’s Good Morning America about the Penn State football scandal this morning and her story is absolutely heart-breaking.

She told GMA’s George Stephanopoulos her son called Jerry Sandusky a “weirdo” and asked her son’s school guidance counselors to speak with him. Soon after, her worst fears were confirmed. Jerry Sandusky was believed to have sexually abused her son.

If you haven’t read the grand jury report, Victim No. 1 met Sandusky through the Second Mile charity organization when he was about 11 or 12-years-old. Sandusky would be the boy gifts, take him to church, restaurants, swimming and the boy would spend the night in Sandusky’s basement. No word on where Sandusky’s wife was during these episodes, as an interesting side note.

Sandusky allegedly performed oral sex on the boy and had the boy perform oral sex on him, would kiss him on the mouth among other inappropriate sexual acts. The boy attempted to cut off contact with Sandusky as he entered high school, but the Clinton County high school administrators would allow Sandusky to take the boy out of class for unsupervised visits.

The boy’s mother told ABC’s Good Morning America she was unaware the school was allowing Sandusky access to her son.

Joe Paterno, Tim Curley and other Penn State administrators have been taking the brunt of the criticism in this situation, but let’s not forget other institutions like the high school and Second Mile chartiy program was equally negligent in protecting these boys.

Penn State head coach Joe Paterno (R) talks with assistant coach Mike McQueary during the fourth quarter of the Capital One Bowl NCAA football game against Louisiana State University in Orlando, Florida, in this January 1, 2010 file photo.

Here’s the current rundown of all the leaders involved in the Penn State football scandal that has rocked college football and beyond.

After an NCAA record 409 wins, Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has been fired from Penn States. Penn State President Graham Spanier has been fired. Gary Schultz, vice president for finance and business, stepped down into retirement. Athletic Director Tim Curley is on administration leave as he deals with an upcoming legal battle connected to the alleged sexual predator and defamed Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Assistant coach Mike McQueary, the one credible eyewitness to Sandusky raping a boy around the age of 10-years-old, is still on the Penn State staff and is expected to be on the sidelines Saturday when the Nittany Lions face Nebraska. Finally, Jerry Sandusky is free on $100,000 bail as he faces 40 criminal counts.

Aside from the actual alleged monster himself, Sandusky, the two reprehensible things that jump out here is the fact that the two officials actually charged for wrongdoing, Curley and Schulz, left the University on their own terms and the fact that Mike McQueary still has a job.

You can say McQueary, who was 28 when he says he saw Sandusky sodomize a child in the shower, fulfilled his responsibility by reporting the incident to his coach after he witnessed the crime. Or you can question if McQueary deserves to have a leadership role on the Penn State staff when he exhibited poor judgment the night he witnessed the crime and furthermore allowed Sandusky to continue to work on campus unchallenged for the next nine years.

That is dishonorable on an entirely different level considering he witnessed the act and did nothing more but pass Sandusky in the hallways, locker rooms and campus for nearly a decade as an alleged sexual deviant continued to harm children.

The hammer of justice is coming down and McQueary should be the next Penn State official in line to receive it.

It’s easy to forget in this mountain of hurt, anger and emotion felt by and for those victims affected by the Penn State football sex scandal that Nittany Lions football alum are hurting too.

Especially former Penn State defensive tackle Matt Millen.

The Huffington Post caught Matt Millen, now an ESPN analyst, becoming quite emotional when discussing Joe Paterno and the allegations about a university-wide cover-up to harbor a sexual predator, Jerry Sandusky, on campus for nine years. Former graduate assistant turned coach Mike McQueary told a grand jury that he witnessed Sandusky in the act of raping a child around the age of 10-years-old in the school’s shower. McQueary told Paterno the following day and after the information traveled up the line of authority no actions were taken to investigate the claims. Sandusky was allowed to remain on campus.

Earlier in the clip, Millen urged people to take the emotion out of this situation. But as Millen soon discovered in the process of talking about this gut-wrenching topic, it’s impossible to remove emotion when discussing this ordeal.

(4: 08) “I do know this, that there is a due process you’re entitled to,” Millen said referring to Joe Paterno. “And I want to see this process come forth and it’s not the court of public opinion.”

He continued, “I have some really strong opinions, I shared it with you this morning. And to be honest with you, and you can probably hear it, and I apologize to you (breaking down) I get mad. And it’s uh….(wringing his hands and trailing off).”

Millen then stops to compose himself and says in a wavering voice, “it’s pretty disturbing.”

You know what’s sad outside of the victims of this alleged heinous string of crimes? It’s sad that the good people who have or are attending Penn State get emotionally whipped by the decisions of their cowardly, soulless leaders.

Imagine how you’d feel is this were your alma mater, or even worse, if you competed for the school and knew the defendant. How do you emotionally process how you feel about your school? How can you ever say with pride again that you attended Penn State.

Lionel Boyce and Tyler, the Creator walk into the Orlando Tennis Center dressed at the Williams sisters while filming a comedy sketch for Loiter Squad. Word had leaked out that the Williams sisters were coming to the center and those who waited for them were suprised by the switch. Loiter Squad is a sketch comedy show in production for Comedy Central's evening programming, Adult Swim. (Tom Burton, Orlando Sentinel)

The only thing missing from the Orlando Tennis Center Friday afternoon was Ashton Kutcher because a host of Orlando tennis fans – us included – got royally punked.

Word got out that Venus and Serena Williams flew from Los Angeles to Orlando for a scheduled noon appearance at the downtown tennis center located behind Amway Arena, the old home to the Orlando Magic. No one knew for sure why the sisters were coming to the facility, but onlookers initially speculated the two were filming a public service announcement and later a potential movie scene after a four-man camera crew set up on one of the courts.

Almost two and a half hours after the scheduled appearance, eager fans were greeted by two men dressed in some atrocious looking wigs to loosely resemble the tennis stars. Entertainers Tyler the Creator aka “Venus” and Lionel Boyce aka “Mars” were filming a skit for their upcoming sketch comedy show “Loiter Squad.” The show is expected sometime early next year on Comedy Central.

The point of the sketch was to film the reaction of disappointed fans expecting to see Venus and Serena Williams. And, boy, did they get it.

Some fans shouted out “really” towards the comedians, who stayed in character and barked back obscenities at the duped crowd, which was as large as 60-70 people around 11 a.m. according to OTC athletic manager Charlie Topps.

But, perhaps, no fan was more ticked off than Annie Lee.

Lee found out about the “secret” Williams sister appearance from her 14-year-old daughter, Kristen, Thursday. Kristen has weekly tennis lessons at the Orlando Tennis Center and idolizes the Williams sisters.

Lee skipped her hair appointment and allowed Kristen to miss school for the day to see the tennis stars. Lee also brought along Kristen’s grandmother for the special event.

“We almost thought they were the decoy,” Lee said before realizing the whole thing was a hoax.

Kristen, at least, got some amusement out of the ordeal. Her mother, however, did not.

When asked if she thought it was funny, her was response was a quick, “nuh-uh.”

Kris Humphries sounded every bit the the devastated husband in a statement he released claiming reconciliation was his goal with his E! channel reality star wife of 72 days.

“I love my wife and am devastated to learn she filed for divorce,” he said. ““I’m committed to this marriage and everything this covenant represents,” he said, “and I’m willing to do whatever it takes to make it work.”

But Kim Kardashian doesn’t seem to share his desire to make the marriage work according to the statement she released earlier.

“I hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision. I had hoped this marriage was forever but sometimes things don’t work out as planned.”

ger Tony La Russa looks on during Game Four of the MLB World Series against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on October 23, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

It must be tough being the child of someone in professional sports. After all, you’re subjected to the same scrutiny as your parents even when you’re not asking for the spotlight.

I truly did not mean to be offensive! It’s a phrase I use, meant as a joke. Please don’t be offended! Go Cards!!”

Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine and admitted and apologized for his drug problem in 2009, but has been clean for two years.

Let’s be honest though. Fans hit below the belt all the time on twitter, facebook, comments sections of stories, etc and there’s no reason to judge her any differently. La Russa’s kid made a bad decision given her father’s platform and let her emotions get the best of her as the Rangers tied the Cardinals 2-2 in the 2011 World Series.